Pepper hybrid PX11435810

ABSTRACT

The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional ApplicationSer. No. 61/230,066, filed Jul. 30, 2009, the entire disclosure of whichis incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding and, morespecifically, to the development of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and theinbred pepper line SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The goal of vegetable breeding is to combine various desirable traits ina single variety/hybrid. Such desirable traits may include any traitdeemed beneficial by a grower and/or consumer, including greater yield,resistance to insects or disease, tolerance to environmental stress, andnutritional value.

Breeding techniques take advantage of a plant's method of pollination.There are two general methods of pollination: a plant self-pollinates ifpollen from one flower is transferred to the same or another flower ofthe same plant or plant variety. A plant cross-pollinates if pollencomes to it from a flower of a different plant variety.

Plants that have been self-pollinated and selected for type over manygenerations become homozygous at almost all gene loci and produce auniform population of true breeding progeny, a homozygous plant. A crossbetween two such homozygous plants of different genotypes produces auniform population of hybrid plants that are heterozygous for many geneloci. Conversely, a cross of two plants each heterozygous at a number ofloci produces a population of hybrid plants that differ genetically andare not uniform. The resulting non-uniformity makes performanceunpredictable.

The development of uniform varieties requires the development ofhomozygous inbred plants, the crossing of these inbred plants, and theevaluation of the crosses. Pedigree breeding and recurrent selection areexamples of breeding methods that have been used to develop inbredplants from breeding populations. Those breeding methods combine thegenetic backgrounds from two or more plants or various other broad-basedsources into breeding pools from which new lines and hybrids derivedtherefrom are developed by selfing and selection of desired phenotypes.The new lines and hybrids are evaluated to determine which of those havecommercial potential.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect, the present invention provides a pepper plant of thehybrid designated PX11435810, the pepper line SJR 114-1126 or pepperline HJA 114-1011. Also provided are pepper plants having all thephysiological and morphological characteristics of such a plant. Partsof these pepper plants are also provided, for example, including pollen,an ovule, a scion, a rootstock, a fruit, and a cell of the plant.

In another aspect of the invention, a plant of pepper hybrid PX11435810and/or pepper lines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011 comprising an addedheritable trait is provided. The heritable trait may comprise a geneticlocus that is, for example, a dominant or recessive allele. In oneembodiment of the invention, a plant of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and/orpepper lines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011 is defined as comprising asingle locus conversion. In specific embodiments of the invention, anadded genetic locus confers one or more traits such as, for example,herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, disease resistance, and modifiedcarbohydrate metabolism. In further embodiments, the trait may beconferred by a naturally occurring gene introduced into the genome of aline by backcrossing, a natural or induced mutation, or a transgeneintroduced through genetic transformation techniques into the plant or aprogenitor of any previous generation thereof. When introduced throughtransformation, a genetic locus may comprise one or more genesintegrated at a single chromosomal location.

The invention also concerns the seed of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and/orpepper lines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011. The pepper seed of theinvention may be provided, in one embodiment, as an essentiallyhomogeneous population of pepper seed of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and/orpepper lines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011. Essentially homogeneouspopulations of seed are generally free from substantial numbers of otherseed. Therefore, seed of hybrid PX11435810 and/or pepper lines SJR114-1126 and HJA 114-1011 may be defined, in certain embodiments of theinvention, as forming at least about 97% of the total seed, including atleast about 98%, 99% or more of the seed. The seed population may beseparately grown to provide an essentially homogeneous population ofpepper plants designated PX11435810 and/or pepper lines SJR 114-1126 andHJA 114-1011.

In yet another aspect of the invention, a tissue culture of regenerablecells of a pepper plant of hybrid PX11435810 and/or pepper lines SJR114-1126 and HJA 114-1011 is provided. The tissue culture willpreferably be capable of regenerating pepper plants capable ofexpressing all of the physiological and morphological characteristics ofthe starting plant, and of regenerating plants having substantially thesame genotype as the starting plant. Examples of some of thephysiological and morphological characteristics of the hybrid PX11435810and/or pepper lines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011 include those traitsset forth in the tables herein. The regenerable cells in such tissuecultures may be derived, for example, from embryos, meristems,cotyledons, pollen, leaves, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers,seed and stalks. Still further, the present invention provides pepperplants regenerated from a tissue culture of the invention, the plantshaving all the physiological and morphological characteristics of hybridPX11435810 and/or pepper lines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011.

In still yet another aspect of the invention, processes are provided forproducing pepper seeds, plants and fruit, which processes generallycomprise crossing a first parent pepper plant with a second parentpepper plant, wherein at least one of the first or second parent pepperplants is a plant of pepper line SJR 114-1126 or pepper line HJA114-1011. These processes may be further exemplified as processes forpreparing hybrid pepper seed or plants, wherein a first pepper plant iscrossed with a second pepper plant of a different, distinct genotype toprovide a hybrid that has, as one of its parents, a plant of pepper lineSJR 114-1126 or pepper line HJA 114-1011. In these processes, crossingwill result in the production of seed. The seed production occursregardless of whether the seed is collected or not.

In one embodiment of the invention, the first step in “crossing”comprises planting seeds of a first and second parent pepper plant,often in proximity so that pollination will occur for example, mediatedby insect vectors. Alternatively, pollen can be transferred manually.Where the plant is self-pollinated, pollination may occur without theneed for direct human intervention other than plant cultivation.

A second step may comprise cultivating or growing the seeds of first andsecond parent pepper plants into plants that bear flowers. A third stepmay comprise preventing self-pollination of the plants, such as byemasculating the flowers (i.e., killing or removing the pollen).

A fourth step for a hybrid cross may comprise cross-pollination betweenthe first and second parent pepper plants. Yet another step comprisesharvesting the seeds from at least one of the parent pepper plants. Theharvested seed can be grown to produce a pepper plant or hybrid pepperplant.

The present invention also provides the pepper seeds and plants producedby a process that comprises crossing a first parent pepper plant with asecond parent pepper plant, wherein at least one of the first or secondparent pepper plants is a plant of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and/orpepper lines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011. In one embodiment of theinvention, pepper seed and plants produced by the process are firstgeneration (F₁) hybrid pepper seed and plants produced by crossing aplant in accordance with the invention with another, distinct plant. Thepresent invention further contemplates plant parts of such an F₁ hybridpepper plant, and methods of use thereof. Therefore, certain exemplaryembodiments of the invention provide an F₁ hybrid pepper plant and seedthereof.

In still yet another aspect, the present invention provides a method ofproducing a plant derived from hybrid PX11435810 and/or pepper lines SJR114-1126 and HJA 114-1011, the method comprising the steps of: (a)preparing a progeny plant derived from hybrid PX11435810 and/or pepperlines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011, wherein said preparing comprisescrossing a plant of the hybrid PX11435810 and/or pepper lines SJR114-1126 and HJA 114-1011 with a second plant; and (b) crossing theprogeny plant with itself or a second plant to produce a seed of aprogeny plant of a subsequent generation. In further embodiments, themethod may additionally comprise: (c) growing a progeny plant of asubsequent generation from said seed of a progeny plant of a subsequentgeneration and crossing the progeny plant of a subsequent generationwith itself or a second plant; and repeating the steps for an additional3-10 generations to produce a plant derived from hybrid PX11435810and/or pepper lines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011. The plant derivedfrom hybrid PX11435810 and/or pepper lines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011may be an inbred line, and the aforementioned repeated crossing stepsmay be defined as comprising sufficient inbreeding to produce the inbredline. In the method, it may be desirable to select particular plantsresulting from step (c) for continued crossing according to steps (b)and (c). By selecting plants having one or more desirable traits, aplant derived from hybrid PX11435810 and/or pepper lines SJR 114-1126and HJA 114-1011 is obtained which possesses some of the desirabletraits of the line/hybrid as well as potentially other selected traits.

In certain embodiments, the present invention provides a method ofproducing food or feed comprising: (a) obtaining a plant of pepperhybrid PX11435810 and/or pepper lines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011,wherein the plant has been cultivated to maturity, and (b) collecting atleast one pepper from the plant.

In still yet another aspect of the invention, the genetic complement ofpepper hybrid PX11435810 and/or pepper lines SJR 114-1126 and HJA114-1011 is provided. The phrase “genetic complement” is used to referto the aggregate of nucleotide sequences, the expression of whichsequences defines the phenotype of, in the present case, a pepper plant,or a cell or tissue of that plant. A genetic complement thus representsthe genetic makeup of a cell, tissue or plant, and a hybrid geneticcomplement represents the genetic make up of a hybrid cell, tissue orplant. The invention thus provides pepper plant cells that have agenetic complement in accordance with the pepper plant cells disclosedherein, and seeds and plants containing such cells.

Plant genetic complements may be assessed by genetic marker profiles,and by the expression of phenotypic traits that are characteristic ofthe expression of the genetic complement, e.g., isozyme typing profiles.It is understood that hybrid PX11435810 and/or pepper lines SJR 114-1126and HJA 114-1011 could be identified by any of the many well knowntechniques such as, for example, Simple Sequence Length Polymorphisms(SSLPs) (Williams et al., 1990), Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNAs(RAPDs), DNA Amplification Fingerprinting (DAF), Sequence CharacterizedAmplified Regions (SCARs), Arbitrary Primed Polymerase Chain Reaction(AP-PCR), Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms (AFLPs) (EP 534 858,specifically incorporated herein by reference in its entirety), andSingle Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) (Wang et al., 1998).

In still yet another aspect, the present invention provides hybridgenetic complements, as represented by pepper plant cells, tissues,plants, and seeds, formed by the combination of a haploid geneticcomplement of a pepper plant of the invention with a haploid geneticcomplement of a second pepper plant, preferably, another, distinctpepper plant. In another aspect, the present invention provides a pepperplant regenerated from a tissue culture that comprises a hybrid geneticcomplement of this invention.

In still yet another aspect, the invention provides a plant of a hybridpepper that exhibits a combination of traits comprising a typical freshmarket jalapeno fruit type, with typical jalapeno shape, smell, pungencyand flavor; a higher yield, due to larger fruits and higher number offruits per plant, than standard market varieties; excellent tolerance tonematode pests endemic to the primary jalapeno growing areas; additionalresistance to Potato Virus Y strain P0, and some strains of Tobacco EtchVirus; and a semi-spreading plant habit. In certain embodiments, thecombination of traits may be defined as controlled by genetic means forthe expression of the combination of traits found in pepper hybridPX11435810.

In still yet another aspect, the invention provides a method ofdetermining the genotype of a plant of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and/orpepper lines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011 comprising detecting in thegenome of the plant at least a first polymorphism. The method may, incertain embodiments, comprise detecting a plurality of polymorphisms inthe genome of the plant. The method may further comprise storing theresults of the step of detecting the plurality of polymorphisms on acomputer readable medium. The invention further provides a computerreadable medium produced by such a method.

Any embodiment discussed herein with respect to one aspect of theinvention applies to other aspects of the invention as well, unlessspecifically noted.

The term “about” is used to indicate that a value includes the standarddeviation of the mean for the device or method being employed todetermine the value. The use of the term “or” in the claims is used tomean “and/or” unless explicitly indicated to refer to alternatives onlyor the alternatives are mutually exclusive. When used in conjunctionwith the word “comprising” or other open language in the claims, thewords “a” and “an” denote “one or more,” unless specifically notedotherwise. The terms “comprise,” “have” and “include” are open-endedlinking verbs. Any forms or tenses of one or more of these verbs, suchas “comprises,” “comprising,” “has,” “having,” “includes” and“including,” are also open-ended. For example, any method that“comprises,” “has” or “includes” one or more steps is not limited topossessing only those one or more steps and also covers other unlistedsteps. Similarly, any plant that “comprises,” “has” or “includes” one ormore traits is not limited to possessing only those one or more traitsand covers other unlisted traits.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent from the following detailed description. It should beunderstood, however, that the detailed description and any specificexamples provided, while indicating specific embodiments of theinvention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changesand modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention willbecome apparent to those skilled in the art from this detaileddescription.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention provides methods and compositions relating to plants,seeds and derivatives of pepper hybrid PX11435810, pepper line SJR114-1126 and pepper line HJA 114-1011. The hybrid PX11435810 is producedby the cross of parent lines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011. The parentlines show uniformity and stability within the limits of environmentalinfluence. By crossing the parent lines, uniform seed hybrid PX11435810can be obtained.

The development of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and its parent lines can besummarized as follows.

A. Origin and Breeding History of Pepper Hybrid PX11435810

The parents of hybrid PX11435810 are SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011. Thishybrid was created by crossing SJR 114-1126 as the female to HJA114-1011 as the male in fall 2003. Seeds were harvested from the femalein the winter of 2003. The hybrid was first tested in the field duringthe summer of 2004. The female, SJR 114-1126, is an F8 line derived in2002 from the cross Cayenne Large Red Thick Durkee/Baxter SweetJalapeno, made in 1995. The male, HJA 114-1011, is a uniform selectionfrom an O.P. variety called ‘Ole’ purchased in 2001 from The Pepper Gal(a seed company in Florida).

The parent lines are uniform and stable, as is a hybrid therefrom. Asmall percentage of variants can occur within commercially acceptablelimits for almost any characteristic during the course of repeatedmultiplication. However no variants are expected.

B. Physiological and Morphological Characteristics of Pepper HybridPX11435810 and Pepper Line SJR 114-1126

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there isprovided a plant having the physiological and morphologicalcharacteristics of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and the parent linesthereof. A description of the physiological and morphologicalcharacteristics of such plants is presented in Tables 1-2.

TABLE 1 Physiological and Morphological Characteristics of HybridPX11435810 Comparison Variety CHARACTERISTIC PX11435810 HJA 960-0008 1Species C. annuum C. annuum 2 Maturity (in region of best adaptability)Days from transplanting until 74 81 mature green stage Days fromtransplanting until 91 100 mature red or yellow stage Days from directseeding until 111 118 mature green stage Days from direct seeding until128 137 mature red or yellow stage 3 Plant Habit Semi-spreading CompactAttitude Semi-upright/semi- Semi-upright/Semi erect (Clovis, Sonar)Erect Plant height 49.4 cm 44.8 cm Plant width 47.53 cm 44.2 cm Lengthof stem from cotyledon 19.25 cm 12 cm to first flower Length of thethird internode 7.125 mm 5.9 mm (from soil surface) Length of stemMedium (Belsir, Lamuyo) Shortened internode (in upper Absent (Californiapart) wonder, De Cayenne) For varieties without shortened Medium (Dolmi,internodes only: length of Florian, Órias) internode (on primary sideshoots) Stem: hairiness of nodes Absent or very weak (Arlequin) HeightMedium (HRF) Basal branches Many (4+) None Branch flexibility Rigid(Yolo Wonder) Rigid Stem strength (breakage Strong Intermediateresistance) Length of blade Long (Cupido, Dolmy, Encore, Mazurka, Monte)Width of blade Broad (California wonder, Golden calwonder, Seifor,Solario) 4 Leaf Leaf width 5.6 mm 5 mm Leaf length 10.3 mm 10.7 mmPetiole length 5.3 mm 3.1 mm Color Dark green Dark green RHS Color ChartValue 137B 137A Intensity of green color Dark (Dolmy, Tinto) Mature leafshape Broad elliptic (Solario) Lanceolate Diavolo, Recio) Leaf and stempubescence Absent Light Undulation of margin Absent (De Cayenne) WeakBlistering Weak (Pusztagold) Weak Profile in cross section Moderatelyconcave (Doux italien, Favolor) Glossiness Strong (Andevalo, Floridor)Peduncle: attitude Semi-drooping (Blondy) 5 Flower Flowers per leaf axil1 1 Calyx lobes 7 5 Petals 6 6 Diameter 2.4 mm 2.4 mm Corolla colorWhite White Corolla throat markings Yellow Yellow Anther color PurplePurple Style length Exceeds stamen Exceeds stamen 6 Fruit Group Jalapeno(Jalapeno) Jalapeno (Jalapeno) Color (before maturity) Green (Californiawonder, Lamuyo) Intensity of color (before Medium maturity) Immaturefruit color Yellow Light green Immature fruit color 4A 146A RHS ColorChart value Attitude/position Drooping/pendent (De Drooping Cayenne,Lamuyo) Length Medium (Fehér, Lamuyo) Diameter Medium (Doux italien,Corno di toro) Ratio length/diameter Medium (Adra, Cherry Sweet, Daniel,Delphin, Edino) Calyx diameter 24.2 mm 10.4 mm Length 161.6 mm 127.4 mmDiameter at calyx attachment 32.5 mm 10.0 mm Diameter at mid-point 34.1mm 12.4 mm Flesh thickness at mid-point 3.7 mm 1.6 mm Average number offruits per 27 67.6 plant % small fruits (weight range: 5 g to (weightrange: 25 g) 1 g to 15 g) 41.80% 26.5% % medium fruits (weight range: 26g to (weight range: 50 g) 16 g to 30 g) 51.60% 63.6% % large fruits(weight range: 51 g to (weight range: 80 g) 31 g to 45 g) 6.60% 9.8%Average fruit weight 32.8 gm 20.1 gm Shape in longitudinal sectionRectangular (Clovis, Horn-shaped Nocera rosso) Shape in cross section(at level Circular (Cherry Sweet, Quadrangular of placenta) Doux trèslong des Landes) Sinuation of pericarp at basal Absent or very weak part(Delphin, Kalocsai V-2, Milord) Sinuation of pericarp excluding Absentor very weak basal part (Delphin, Milord) Texture of surface Smooth orvery slightly Smooth or very wrinkled (Milord) slightly wrinkled(Milord) Color (at maturity) Red (Fehér, Lamuyo) Intensity of color (atmaturity) Medium Mature fruit color Red Red Mature fruit color RHS Color53A 46A Chart value Glossiness Medium/moderate Medium/moderate (Carrédoux extra hâtif, (Carré doux extra Lamuyo, Sonar) hâtif, Lamuyo, Sonar)Pedicel length 2.42 mm Pedicel thickness 4.5 mm 5.3 mm Pedicel shapeCurved Curved Pedicel cavity Absent Absent Stalk: length Long (DeCayenne, Sierra Nevada, Sweet banana) Base shape Rounded Rounded Shapeof apex Rounded (Cherry Rounded (Cherry Sweet) Sweet) Shape Conical(Pimento) Conical (Pimento) Set Scattered Concentrated Depth ofinterloculary grooves Absent (De Cayenne) % fruits with one locule 100%46.7% % fruits with two locules 13.3% % fruits with three locules 26.7%% fruits with four locules 13.3% % fruits with five or more 0% loculesAverage number of locules 2.06 Calyx: aspect Non-enveloping/ saucershaped (Lamuyo, Sonar) Pungency Hot Hot Capsaicin in placenta Present(De Cayenne) Flavor Mild pepper flavor Glossiness Moderate Moderate 7Seed Seed cavity length 81.4 mm 59.5 mm Seed cavity diameter 26.6 mm20.7 mm Placenta length 5.6 mm 37.9 mm Number of seeds per fruit 133 1318 Seedling Anthocyanin coloration of Moderate Moderate hypocotyl Plant:anthocyanin coloration of Weak Weak stem Plant: anthocyanin colorationof Strong (California Moderate nodes wonder) Stem: intensity ofanthocyanin Strong (Piquant coloration of nodes d'Algérie, Zarai) Plant:anthocyanin coloration of Absent Absent leaf Plant: anthocyanincoloration of Absent Absent pedicel Plant: anthocyanin coloration ofAbsent Absent calyx Flower: anthocyanin coloration Present (Lamuyo) inanther Fruit: anthocyanin coloration Absent (Lamuyo) Absent Beginning offlowering (1^(st) Medium (Lamuyo, flower on 2^(nd) flowering node)Latino) Time of maturity Medium (Lamuyo, Latino, Sonar) *These aretypical values. Values may vary due to environment. Other values thatare substantially equivalent are also within the scope of the invention.

TABLE 2 Physiological and Morphological Characteristics of Line SJR114-1126 Comparison Variety CHARACTERISTIC SJR 114-1126 FSP 828-97 1Species C. annuum C. annuum 2 Maturity (in region of best adaptability)Days from transplanting until  75  81 mature green stage Days fromtransplanting until  95 100 mature red or yellow stage Days from directseeding until 111 118 mature green stage Days from direct seeding until108 137 mature red or yellow stage 3 Plant Habit Compact CompactAttitude Upright/erect (De Upright Cayenne, Doux très long des Landes,Piquant d'Algérie) Plant height 70.1 cm 44.8 cm Plant width 38.7 cm 44.2cm Length of stem from cotyledon 20.2 cm   12 cm to first flower Lengthof the third internode 10.6 cm 5.9 mm (from soil surface) Length of stemMedium (Belsir, Lamuyo) Stem: hairiness of nodes Absent or very weak(Arlequin) Height Tall (Century, Orias) Basal branches None None Branchflexibility Rigid (Yolo Wonder) Rigid (Yolo Wonder) Stem strength(breakage Strong Intermediate resistance) Length of blade Medium (Atol,Blondy, Marconi, Merit, Anthea) Width of blade Broad (California wonder,Golden calwonder, Seifor, Solario) 4 Leaf Leaf width 5.9 mm 10.7 mm Leaflength 8.5 mm   5 mm Petiole length 3.6 mm  3.1 mm Color Dark green Darkgreen RHS Color Chart Value 137A 137A Intensity of green color Dark(Dolmy, Tinto) Mature leaf shape Broad elliptic (Solario) Lanceolate(Diavolo, Recio) Leaf and stem pubescence Heavy Light Undulation ofmargin Absent (De Cayenne) Weak Blistering Very weak Weak Profile incross section Flat (De Cayenne, Recio) Glossiness Weak (De Cayenne, Douxtrès long des Landes) Peduncle: attitude Drooping (Heldor, Lamuyo) 5Flower Flowers per leaf axil 1 1 Calyx lobes 6 5 Petals 6 6 Diameter 2.7mm 2.4 mm Corolla color White White Corolla throat markings YellowYellow Anther color Purple Purple Style length Less than stamen Exceedsstamen 6 Fruit Group Jalapeno (Jalapeno) Color (before maturity) Green(California wonder, Lamuyo) Intensity of color (before Dark maturity)Immature fruit color Dark green Light green Immature fruit color 136A146A RHS Color Chart value Attitude/position Drooping/pendent (DeDrooping Cayenne, Lamuyo) Length Medium (Fehér, Lamuyo) Diameter Narrow(Doux très long des Landes) Ratio length/diameter Medium (Adra, CherrySweet, Daniel, Delphin, Edino) Calyx diameter 19.7 mm  10.4 mm Length70.1 mm 127.4 mm Diameter at calyx attachment 31.1 mm  10.0 mm Diameterat mid-point 33.8 mm  12.4 mm Flesh thickness at mid-point 3.93 mm   1.6mm Average number of fruits per 21.1 mm 67.6 plant % small fruits(weight range: (weight range: 5 g to 15 g) 1 g to 15 g) 56.10% 26.5% %medium fruits (weight range: (weight range: 16 g to 35 g) 16 g to 30 g)40.50% 63.6% % large fruits (weight range: (weight range: 36 g to 55 g)31 g to 45 g) 3.40% 9.8% Average fruit weight 17.2 gm 20.1 gm Shape inlongitudinal section Rectangular (Clovis, Horn-shaped Nocera rosso)Shape in cross section (at level Circular (Cherry Sweet, Quadrangular ofplacenta) Doux très long des Landes) Sinuation of pericarp at basalAbsent or very weak part (Delphin, Kalocsai V-2, Milord) Sinuation ofpericarp excluding Absent or very weak basal part (Delphin, Milord)Texture of surface Smooth or very slightly Smooth wrinkled (Milord)Color (at maturity) Red (Fehér, Lamuyo) Intensity of color (at maturity)Medium Mature fruit color Red Red Mature fruit color RHS Color 45A 46AChart value Glossiness Medium/moderate Weak (Carré doux extra hâtif,Lamuyo, Sonar) Pedicel length 2.64 mm 1.76 mm Pedicel thickness  6.0 mmPedicel shape Curved Curved Pedicel cavity Absent Absent Stalk: lengthLong (De Cayenne, Sierra Nevada, Sweet banana) Stalk: thickness Medium(Doux italien, Surpas) Base shape Rounded Rounded Shape of apex Rounded(Cherry Rounded Sweet) Shape Conical (Pimento) Conical (Pimento) SetConcentrated Concentrated Depth of interloculary grooves Shallow(Milord, Absent Topgirl) Number of locules Predominantly four and more(Palio, PAZ szentesi) % fruits with one locule 33.30% 46.7% % fruitswith two locules 11.20% 13.3% % fruits with three locules    0% 26.7% %fruits with four locules 55.50% 13.3% % fruits with five or more 0   0%locules Average number of locules 2.7 2.06 Calyx: aspect Non-enveloping/saucer-shaped (Lamuyo, Sonar) Pungency Sweet Hot Flavor Mild pepperflavor Moderate Glossiness Moderate Moderate 7 Seed Seed cavity length57.7 mm 59.5 mm Seed cavity diameter 24.3 mm 20.7 mm Placenta length29.3 mm 37.9 mm Number of seeds per fruit   70 mm 131 8 SeedlingAnthocyanin coloration of Weak Moderate hypocotyl Plant: anthocyanincoloration of Moderate Weak stem Plant: anthocyanin coloration of Strong(California Moderate nodes wonder) Stem: intensity of anthocyanin Strong(Piquant coloration of nodes d'Algérie, Zarai) Plant: anthocyanincoloration of Absent Absent leaf Plant: anthocyanin coloration of AbsentAbsent pedicel Plant: anthocyanin coloration of Absent Absent calyxFlower: anthocyanin coloration Present (Lamuyo) in anther Fruit:anthocyanin coloration Absent (Lamuyo) Absent *These are typical values.Values may vary due to environment. Other values that are substantiallyequivalent are also within the scope of the invention.

C. Breeding Pepper Plants

One aspect of the current invention concerns methods for producing seedof pepper hybrid PX11435810 involving crossing pepper lines SJR 114-1126and HJA 114-1011. Alternatively, in other embodiments of the invention,hybrid PX11435810, line SJR 114-1126, or line HJA 114-1011 may becrossed with itself or with any second plant. Such methods can be usedfor propagation of hybrid PX11435810 and/or the pepper lines SJR114-1126 and HJA 114-1011, or can be used to produce plants that arederived from hybrid PX11435810 and/or the pepper lines SJR 114-1126 andHJA 114-1011. Plants derived from hybrid PX11435810 and/or the pepperlines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011 may be used, in certain embodiments,for the development of new pepper varieties.

The development of new varieties using one or more starting varieties iswell known in the art. In accordance with the invention, novel varietiesmay be created by crossing hybrid PX11435810 followed by multiplegenerations of breeding according to such well known methods. Newvarieties may be created by crossing with any second plant. In selectingsuch a second plant to cross for the purpose of developing novel lines,it may be desired to choose those plants which either themselves exhibitone or more selected desirable characteristics or which exhibit thedesired characteristic(s) when in hybrid combination. Once initialcrosses have been made, inbreeding and selection take place to producenew varieties. For development of a uniform line, often five or moregenerations of selfing and selection are involved.

Uniform lines of new varieties may also be developed by way ofdouble-haploids. This technique allows the creation of true breedinglines without the need for multiple generations of selfing andselection. In this manner true breeding lines can be produced in aslittle as one generation. Haploid embryos may be produced frommicrospores, pollen, anther cultures, or ovary cultures. The haploidembryos may then be doubled autonomously, or by chemical treatments(e.g. colchicine treatment). Alternatively, haploid embryos may be growninto haploid plants and treated to induce chromosome doubling. In eithercase, fertile homozygous plants are obtained. In accordance with theinvention, any of such techniques may be used in connection with a plantof the invention and progeny thereof to achieve a homozygous line.

Backcrossing can also be used to improve an inbred plant. Backcrossingtransfers a specific desirable trait from one inbred or non-inbredsource to an inbred that lacks that trait. This can be accomplished, forexample, by first crossing a superior inbred (A) (recurrent parent) to adonor inbred (non-recurrent parent), which carries the appropriate locusor loci for the trait in question. The progeny of this cross are thenmated back to the superior recurrent parent (A) followed by selection inthe resultant progeny for the desired trait to be transferred from thenon-recurrent parent. After five or more backcross generations withselection for the desired trait, the progeny have the characteristicbeing transferred, but are like the superior parent for most or almostall other loci. The last backcross generation would be selfed to givepure breeding progeny for the trait being transferred.

The plants of the present invention are particularly well suited for thedevelopment of new lines based on the elite nature of the geneticbackground of the plants. In selecting a second plant to cross withPX11435810 and/or pepper lines SJR 114-1126 and HJA 114-1011 for thepurpose of developing novel pepper lines, it will typically be preferredto choose those plants which either themselves exhibit one or moreselected desirable characteristics or which exhibit the desiredcharacteristic(s) when in hybrid combination. Examples of desirabletraits may include, in specific embodiments, high seed yield, high seedgermination, seedling vigor, high fruit yield, disease tolerance orresistance, and adaptability for soil and climate conditions.Consumer-driven traits, such as a fruit shape, color, texture, and tasteare other examples of traits that may be incorporated into new lines ofpepper plants developed by this invention.

D. Performance Characteristics

As described above, hybrid PX11435810 exhibits desirable agronomictraits. The performance characteristics of PX11435810 and two comparisonvarieties were the subject of an objective analysis of the performancetraits relative to other varieties. The results of the analysis arepresented below.

TABLE 3 Performance Characteristics For PX11435810 Scoville Heat UnitsColor Maturity Yield Length Width Avg. wt % dry (fresh Variety mature(DAT) grams/plt (cm) (cm) (g/fruit) matter basis) TAM red 120 699 6 326.8 7.7 3,134 Veracruz PX11435810 red 118 1869 9.8 3.7 42.4 6.1 934Grande red 125 1560 7.6 3.1 30.6 7.5 2,836

E. Further Embodiments of the Invention

In certain aspects of the invention, plants described herein areprovided modified to include at least a first desired heritable trait.Such plants may, in one embodiment, be developed by a plant breedingtechnique called backcrossing, wherein essentially all of themorphological and physiological characteristics of a variety arerecovered in addition to a genetic locus transferred into the plant viathe backcrossing technique. The term single locus converted plant asused herein refers to those pepper plants which are developed by a plantbreeding technique called backcrossing, wherein essentially all of themorphological and physiological characteristics of a variety arerecovered in addition to the single locus transferred into the varietyvia the backcrossing technique. By essentially all of the morphologicaland physiological characteristics, it is meant that the characteristicsof a plant are recovered that are otherwise present when compared in thesame environment, other than an occasional variant trait that mightarise during backcrossing or direct introduction of a transgene.

Backcrossing methods can be used with the present invention to improveor introduce a characteristic into the present variety. The parentalpepper plant which contributes the locus for the desired characteristicis termed the nonrecurrent or donor parent. This terminology refers tothe fact that the nonrecurrent parent is used one time in the backcrossprotocol and therefore does not recur. The parental pepper plant towhich the locus or loci from the nonrecurrent parent are transferred isknown as the recurrent parent as it is used for several rounds in thebackcrossing protocol.

In a typical backcross protocol, the original variety of interest(recurrent parent) is crossed to a second variety (nonrecurrent parent)that carries the single locus of interest to be transferred. Theresulting progeny from this cross are then crossed again to therecurrent parent and the process is repeated until a pepper plant isobtained wherein essentially all of the morphological and physiologicalcharacteristics of the recurrent parent are recovered in the convertedplant, in addition to the single transferred locus from the nonrecurrentparent.

The selection of a suitable recurrent parent is an important step for asuccessful backcrossing procedure. The goal of a backcross protocol isto alter or substitute a single trait or characteristic in the originalvariety. To accomplish this, a single locus of the recurrent variety ismodified or substituted with the desired locus from the nonrecurrentparent, while retaining essentially all of the rest of the desiredgenetic, and therefore the desired physiological and morphologicalconstitution, of the original variety. The choice of the particularnonrecurrent parent will depend on the purpose of the backcross; one ofthe major purposes is to add some commercially desirable trait to theplant. The exact backcrossing protocol will depend on the characteristicor trait being altered and the genetic distance between the recurrentand nonrecurrent parents. Although backcrossing methods are simplifiedwhen the characteristic being transferred is a dominant allele, arecessive allele, or an additive allele (between recessive anddominant), may also be transferred. In this instance it may be necessaryto introduce a test of the progeny to determine if the desiredcharacteristic has been successfully transferred.

In one embodiment, progeny pepper plants of a backcross in which a plantdescribed herein is the recurrent parent comprise (i) the desired traitfrom the non-recurrent parent and (ii) all of the physiological andmorphological characteristics of pepper the recurrent parent asdetermined at the 5% significance level when grown in the sameenvironmental conditions.

New varieties can also be developed from more than two parents. Thetechnique, known as modified backcrossing, uses different recurrentparents during the backcrossing. Modified backcrossing may be used toreplace the original recurrent parent with a variety having certain moredesirable characteristics or multiple parents may be used to obtaindifferent desirable characteristics from each.

Many single locus traits have been identified that are not regularlyselected for in the development of a new inbred but that can be improvedby backcrossing techniques. Single locus traits may or may not betransgenic; examples of these traits include, but are not limited to,herbicide resistance, resistance to bacterial, fungal, or viral disease,insect resistance, modified fatty acid or carbohydrate metabolism, andaltered nutritional quality. These comprise genes generally inheritedthrough the nucleus.

Direct selection may be applied where the single locus acts as adominant trait. For this selection process, the progeny of the initialcross are assayed for viral resistance and/or the presence of thecorresponding gene prior to the backcrossing. Selection eliminates anyplants that do not have the desired gene and resistance trait, and onlythose plants that have the trait are used in the subsequent backcross.This process is then repeated for all additional backcross generations.

Selection of pepper plants for breeding is not necessarily dependent onthe phenotype of a plant and instead can be based on geneticinvestigations. For example, one can utilize a suitable genetic markerwhich is closely genetically linked to a trait of interest. One of thesemarkers can be used to identify the presence or absence of a trait inthe offspring of a particular cross, and can be used in selection ofprogeny for continued breeding. This technique is commonly referred toas marker assisted selection. Any other type of genetic marker or otherassay which is able to identify the relative presence or absence of atrait of interest in a plant can also be useful for breeding purposes.Procedures for marker assisted selection are well known in the art. Suchmethods will be of particular utility in the case of recessive traitsand variable phenotypes, or where conventional assays may be moreexpensive, time consuming or otherwise disadvantageous. Types of geneticmarkers which could be used in accordance with the invention include,but are not necessarily limited to, Simple Sequence Length Polymorphisms(SSLPs) (Williams et al., 1990), Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNAs(RAPDs), DNA Amplification Fingerprinting (DAF), Sequence CharacterizedAmplified Regions (SCARs), Arbitrary Primed Polymerase Chain Reaction(AP-PCR), Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms (AFLPs) (EP 534 858,specifically incorporated herein by reference in its entirety), andSingle Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) (Wang et al., 1998).

F. Plants Derived by Genetic Engineering

Many useful traits that can be introduced by backcrossing, as well asdirectly into a plant, are those which are introduced by genetictransformation techniques. Genetic transformation may therefore be usedto insert a selected transgene into a plant of the invention or may,alternatively, be used for the preparation of transgenes which can beintroduced by backcrossing. Methods for the transformation of plantsthat are well known to those of skill in the art and applicable to manycrop species include, but are not limited to, electroporation,microprojectile bombardment, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation anddirect DNA uptake by protoplasts.

To effect transformation by electroporation, one may employ eitherfriable tissues, such as a suspension culture of cells or embryogeniccallus or alternatively one may transform immature embryos or otherorganized tissue directly. In this technique, one would partiallydegrade the cell walls of the chosen cells by exposing them topectin-degrading enzymes (pectolyases) or mechanically wound tissues ina controlled manner.

An efficient method for delivering transforming DNA segments to plantcells is microprojectile bombardment. In this method, particles arecoated with nucleic acids and delivered into cells by a propellingforce. Exemplary particles include those comprised of tungsten,platinum, and preferably, gold. For the bombardment, cells in suspensionare concentrated on filters or solid culture medium. Alternatively,immature embryos or other target cells may be arranged on solid culturemedium. The cells to be bombarded are positioned at an appropriatedistance below the macroprojectile stopping plate.

An illustrative embodiment of a method for delivering DNA into plantcells by acceleration is the Biolistics Particle Delivery System, whichcan be used to propel particles coated with DNA or cells through ascreen, such as a stainless steel or Nytex screen, onto a surfacecovered with target cells. The screen disperses the particles so thatthey are not delivered to the recipient cells in large aggregates.Microprojectile bombardment techniques are widely applicable, and may beused to transform virtually any plant species.

Agrobacterium-mediated transfer is another widely applicable system forintroducing gene loci into plant cells. An advantage of the technique isthat DNA can be introduced into whole plant tissues, thereby bypassingthe need for regeneration of an intact plant from a protoplast. ModernAgrobacterium transformation vectors are capable of replication in E.coli as well as Agrobacterium, allowing for convenient manipulations(Klee et al., 1985). Moreover, recent technological advances in vectorsfor Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer have improved the arrangementof genes and restriction sites in the vectors to facilitate theconstruction of vectors capable of expressing various polypeptide codinggenes. The vectors described have convenient multi-linker regionsflanked by a promoter and a polyadenylation site for direct expressionof inserted polypeptide coding genes. Additionally, Agrobacteriumcontaining both armed and disarmed Ti genes can be used fortransformation.

In those plant strains where Agrobacterium-mediated transformation isefficient, it is the method of choice because of the facile and definednature of the gene locus transfer. The use of Agrobacterium-mediatedplant integrating vectors to introduce DNA into plant cells is wellknown in the art (Fraley et al., 1985; U.S. Pat. No. 5,563,055).

Transformation of plant protoplasts also can be achieved using methodsbased on calcium phosphate precipitation, polyethylene glycol treatment,electroporation, and combinations of these treatments (see, e.g.,Potrykus et al., 1985; Omirulleh et al., 1993; Fromm et al., 1986;Uchimiya et al., 1986; Marcotte et al., 1988). Transformation of plantsand expression of foreign genetic elements is exemplified in Choi et al.(1994), and Ellul et al. (2003).

A number of promoters have utility for plant gene expression for anygene of interest including but not limited to selectable markers,scoreable markers, genes for pest tolerance, disease resistance,nutritional enhancements and any other gene of agronomic interest.Examples of constitutive promoters useful for plant gene expressioninclude, but are not limited to, the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV)P-35S promoter, which confers constitutive, high-level expression inmost plant tissues (see, e.g., Odel et al., 1985), including in monocots(see, e.g., Dekeyser et al., 1990; Terada and Shimamoto, 1990); atandemly duplicated version of the CaMV 35S promoter, the enhanced 35Spromoter (P-e35S); 1 the nopaline synthase promoter (An et al., 1988);the octopine synthase promoter (Fromm et al., 1989); and the figwortmosaic virus (P-FMV) promoter as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,378,619and an enhanced version of the FMV promoter (P-eFMV) where the promotersequence of P-FMV is duplicated in tandem; the cauliflower mosaic virus19S promoter; a sugarcane bacilliform virus promoter; a commelina yellowmottle virus promoter; and other plant DNA virus promoters known toexpress in plant cells.

A variety of plant gene promoters that are regulated in response toenvironmental, hormonal, chemical, and/or developmental signals can alsobe used for expression of an operably linked gene in plant cells,including promoters regulated by (1) heat (Callis et al., 1988), (2)light (e.g., pea rbcS-3A promoter, Kuhlemeier et al., 1989; maize rbcSpromoter, Schaffner and Sheen, 1991; or chlorophyll a/b-binding proteinpromoter, Simpson et al., 1985), (3) hormones, such as abscisic acid(Marcotte et al., 1989), (4) wounding (e.g., wunl, Siebertz et al.,1989); or (5) chemicals such as methyl jasmonate, salicylic acid, orSafener. It may also be advantageous to employ organ-specific promoters(e.g., Roshal et al., 1987; Schernthaner et al., 1988; Bustos et al.,1989).

Exemplary nucleic acids which may be introduced to plants of thisinvention include, for example, DNA sequences or genes from anotherspecies, or even genes or sequences which originate with or are presentin the same species, but are incorporated into recipient cells bygenetic engineering methods rather than classical reproduction orbreeding techniques. However, the term “exogenous” is also intended torefer to genes that are not normally present in the cell beingtransformed, or perhaps simply not present in the form, structure, etc.,as found in the transforming DNA segment or gene, or genes which arenormally present and that one desires to express in a manner thatdiffers from the natural expression pattern, e.g., to over-express.Thus, the term “exogenous” gene or DNA is intended to refer to any geneor DNA segment that is introduced into a recipient cell, regardless ofwhether a similar gene may already be present in such a cell. The typeof DNA included in the exogenous DNA can include DNA which is alreadypresent in the plant cell, DNA from another plant, DNA from a differentorganism, or a DNA generated externally, such as a DNA sequencecontaining an antisense message of a gene, or a DNA sequence encoding asynthetic or modified version of a gene.

Many hundreds if not thousands of different genes are known and couldpotentially be introduced into a pepper plant according to theinvention. Non-limiting examples of particular genes and correspondingphenotypes one may choose to introduce into a pepper plant include oneor more genes for insect tolerance, such as a Bacillus thuringiensis(B.t.) gene, pest tolerance such as genes for fungal disease control,herbicide tolerance such as genes conferring glyphosate tolerance, andgenes for quality improvements such as yield, nutritional enhancements,environmental or stress tolerances, or any desirable changes in plantphysiology, growth, development, morphology or plant product(s). Forexample, structural genes would include any gene that confers insecttolerance including but not limited to a Bacillus insect control proteingene as described in WO 99/31248, herein incorporated by reference inits entirety, U.S. Pat. No. 5,689,052, herein incorporated by referencein its entirety, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,500,365 and 5,880,275, hereinincorporated by reference in their entirety. In another embodiment, thestructural gene can confer tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate asconferred by genes including, but not limited to Agrobacterium strainCP4 glyphosate resistant EPSPS gene (aroA:CP4) as described in U.S. Pat.No. 5,633,435, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety, orglyphosate oxidoreductase gene (GOX) as described in U.S. Pat. No.5,463,175, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

Alternatively, the DNA coding sequences can affect these phenotypes byencoding a non-translatable RNA molecule that causes the targetedinhibition of expression of an endogenous gene, for example viaantisense- or cosuppression-mediated mechanisms (see, for example, Birdet al., 1991). The RNA could also be a catalytic RNA molecule (i.e., aribozyme) engineered to cleave a desired endogenous mRNA product (seefor example, Gibson and Shillito, 1997). Thus, any gene which produces aprotein or mRNA which expresses a phenotype or morphology change ofinterest is useful for the practice of the present invention.

G. Definitions

In the description and tables herein, a number of terms are used. Inorder to provide a clear and consistent understanding of thespecification and claims, the following definitions are provided:

Allele: Any of one or more alternative forms of a gene locus, all ofwhich alleles relate to one trait or characteristic. In a diploid cellor organism, the two alleles of a given gene occupy corresponding locion a pair of homologous chromosomes.

Backcrossing: A process in which a breeder repeatedly crosses hybridprogeny, for example a first generation hybrid (F₁), back to one of theparents of the hybrid progeny. Backcrossing can be used to introduce oneor more single locus conversions from one genetic background intoanother.

Crossing: The mating of two parent plants.

Cross-pollination: Fertilization by the union of two gametes fromdifferent plants.

Diploid: A cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes.

Emasculate: The removal of plant male sex organs or the inactivation ofthe organs with a cytoplasmic or nuclear genetic factor or a chemicalagent conferring male sterility.

Enzymes: Molecules which can act as catalysts in biological reactions.

F₁ Hybrid: The first generation progeny of the cross of two nonisogenicplants.

Genotype: The genetic constitution of a cell or organism.

Haploid: A cell or organism having one set of the two sets ofchromosomes in a diploid.

Linkage: A phenomenon wherein alleles on the same chromosome tend tosegregate together more often than expected by chance if theirtransmission was independent.

Marker: A readily detectable phenotype, preferably inherited incodominant fashion (both alleles at a locus in a diploid heterozygoteare readily detectable), with no environmental variance component, i.e.,heritability of 1.

Phenotype: The detectable characteristics of a cell or organism, whichcharacteristics are the manifestation of gene expression.

Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL): Quantitative trait loci (QTL) refer togenetic loci that control to some degree numerically representabletraits that are usually continuously distributed.

Resistance: As used herein, the terms “resistance” and “tolerance” areused interchangeably to describe plants that show no symptoms to aspecified biotic pest, pathogen, abiotic influence or environmentalcondition. These terms are also used to describe plants showing somesymptoms but that are still able to produce marketable product with anacceptable yield. Some plants that are referred to as resistant ortolerant are only so in the sense that they may still produce a crop,even though the plants are stunted and the yield is reduced.

Regeneration: The development of a plant from tissue culture.

Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) color chart value: The RHS color chartis a standardized reference which allows accurate identification of anycolor. A color's designation on the chart describes its hue, brightnessand saturation. A color is precisely named by the RHS color chart byidentifying the group name, sheet number and letter, e.g., Yellow-OrangeGroup 19A or Red Group 41B.

Self-pollination: The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigmaof the same plant.

Single Locus Converted (Conversion) Plant: Plants which are developed bya plant breeding technique called backcrossing, wherein essentially allof the morphological and physiological characteristics of a peppervariety are recovered in addition to the characteristics of the singlelocus transferred into the variety via the backcrossing technique and/orby genetic transformation.

Substantially Equivalent: A characteristic that, when compared, does notshow a statistically significant difference (e.g., p=0.05) from themean.

Tissue Culture: A composition comprising isolated cells of the same or adifferent type or a collection of such cells organized into parts of aplant.

Transgene: A genetic locus comprising a sequence which has beenintroduced into the genome of a pepper plant by transformation.

H. Deposit Information

A deposit of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and inbred parent line SJR114-1126, disclosed above and recited in the claims, has been made withthe American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), 10801 University Blvd.,Manassas, Va. 20110-2209. The dates of deposit were Dec. 19, 2012, andMar. 27, 2009, respectively. The accession numbers for those depositedseeds of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and inbred parent line SJR 114-1126are ATCC Accession Number PTA-13408, and ATCC Accession Number PTA-9904,respectively. Upon issuance of a patent, all restrictions upon thedeposits will be removed, and the deposits are intended to meet all ofthe requirements of 37 C.F.R. §1.801-1.809. The deposits will bemaintained in the depository for a period of 30 years, or 5 years afterthe last request, or for the effective life of the patent, whichever islonger, and will be replaced if necessary during that period.

Although the foregoing invention has been described in some detail byway of illustration and example for purposes of clarity andunderstanding, it will be obvious that certain changes and modificationsmay be practiced within the scope of the invention, as limited only bythe scope of the appended claims.

All references cited herein are hereby expressly incorporated herein byreference.

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The following references, to the extent that they provide exemplaryprocedural or other details supplementary to those set forth herein, arespecifically incorporated herein by reference:

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What is claimed is:
 1. A pepper plant comprising at least a first set ofthe chromosomes of pepper line SJR 114-1126, a sample of seed of saidline having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-9904.
 2. Apepper seed comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of pepperline SJR 114-1126, a sample of seed of said line having been depositedunder ATCC Accession Number PTA-9904.
 3. The plant of claim 1, which isa hybrid.
 4. The plant of claim 3, wherein the hybrid plant is pepperhybrid PX11435810, a sample of seed of said hybrid having been depositedunder ATCC Accession Number PTA-13408.
 5. A plant part of the plant ofclaim
 1. 6. The plant part of claim 5, further defined as a leaf, aovule, pollen, a fruit, or a cell.
 7. The plant part of claim 6, furtherdefined as a fruit.
 8. A pepper plant, or a part thereof, having all thephysiological and morphological characteristics of the pepper plant ofclaim
 1. 9. A pepper plant, or a part thereof, having all thephysiological and morphological characteristics of the pepper plant ofclaim
 5. 10. A tissue culture of regenerable cells of the plant ofclaim
 1. 11. The tissue culture according to claim 10, comprising cellsor protoplasts from a plant part selected from the group consisting ofembryos, meristems, cotyledons, pollen, leaves, anthers, roots, roottips, pistil, flower, seed and stalks.
 12. A pepper plant regeneratedfrom the tissue culture of claim 11, wherein said plant has all thephysiological and morphological characteristics of the pepper plantcomprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of pepper line SJR114-1126, a sample of seed of said line having been deposited under ATCCAccession Number PTA-9904.
 13. A method of vegetatively propagating theplant of claim 1 comprising the steps of: (a) collecting tissue capableof being propagated from a plant according to claim 1; (b) cultivatingsaid tissue to obtain proliferated shoots; and (c) rooting saidproliferated shoots to obtain rooted plantlets.
 14. The method of claim13, further comprising growing plants from said rooted plantlets.
 15. Amethod of introducing a desired trait into a pepper line comprising: (a)crossing a plant of pepper line SJR 114-1126, a sample of seed of saidline having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-9904, with asecond pepper plant that comprises a desired trait to produce F1progeny; (b) selecting an F1 progeny that comprises the desired trait;(c) crossing the selected F1 progeny with a plant of line SJR 114-1126to produce backcross progeny; (d) selecting backcross progeny comprisingthe desired trait and the physiological and morphological characteristicof pepper line SJR 114-1126; and (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) threeor more times to produce selected fourth or higher backcross progenythat comprise the desired trait.
 16. A pepper plant produced by themethod of claim
 15. 17. A method of producing a pepper plant comprisingan added desired trait, the method comprising introducing a transgeneconferring the desired trait into a plant of pepper hybrid PX11435810 orpepper line SJR 114-1126, a sample of seed of said hybrid and linehaving been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-13408 and ATCCAccession Number PTA-9904, respectively.
 18. A method of determining thegenotype of the plant of claim 1 comprising obtaining a sample ofnucleic acids from said plant and detecting in said nucleic acids aplurality of polymorphisms.
 19. The method of claim 18, furthercomprising the step of storing the results of detecting the plurality ofpolymorphisms on a computer readable medium.
 20. A method for producinga seed of a pepper plant derived from pepper hybrid PX11435810 or pepperline SJR 114-1126 comprising the steps of: (a) crossing a pepper plantof hybrid PX11435810 or line SJR 114-1126 with a second pepper plant; asample of seed of said hybrid and line having been deposited under ATCCAccession Number PTA-13408 and ATCC Accession Number PTA-9904,respectively; and (b) allowing seed of a hybrid PX11435810 or line SJR114-1126-derived pepper plant to form.
 21. The method of claim 20,further comprising the steps of: (c) crossing a plant grown from saidhybrid PX11435810 or SJR 114-1126-derived pepper seed with itself or asecond pepper plant to yield additional hybrid PX11435810 or SJR114-1126-derived pepper seed; (d) growing said additional hybridPX11435810 or SJR 114-1126-derived pepper seed of step (c) to yieldadditional hybrid PX11435810 or SJR 114-1126-derived pepper plants; and(e) repeating the crossing and growing steps of (c) and (d) to generateat least a first further hybrid PX11435810 or SJR 114-1126-derivedpepper plant.
 22. The method of claim 20, wherein the second pepperplant is of an inbred pepper line.
 23. The method of claim 21, furthercomprising: (f) crossing the further hybrid PX11435810 or SJR114-1126-derived pepper plant with a second pepper plant to produce seedof a hybrid progeny plant.
 24. A plant produced by growing the seed ofclaim
 2. 25. A plant part of the plant of claim
 24. 26. The plant partof claim 25, further defined as a leaf, a flower, a fruit, an ovule,pollen, or a cell.
 27. A tissue culture of cells of the plant of claim24.
 28. The tissue culture of claim 27, wherein cells of the tissueculture are from a tissue selected from the group consisting of embryos,meristems, cotyledons, pollen, leaves, anthers, roots, root tips,pistil, flower, seed and stalks.
 29. A pepper plant regenerated from atissue culture of cells of the plant of claim 4, wherein the regeneratedplant expresses all of the physiological and morphologicalcharacteristics of pepper hybrid PX11435810.
 30. A method of producing apepper fruit comprising: (a) obtaining a plant according to claim 1,wherein the plant has been cultivated to maturity; and (b) collecting apepper from the plant.
 31. The method of claim 30, wherein the plantaccording to claim 1 is a plant of pepper hybrid PX11435810, a sample ofseed of said hybrid PX11435810 having been deposited under ATCCAccession Number PTA-13408.
 32. A method of producing pepper seedcomprising crossing the plant of claim 1 with itself or a second pepperplant.